Chapter 588 Question and Answer between Father and Son

If you have a map of Europe, you can see that Finland is ahead of Latvia and Estonia in terms of land area and population, and is the most powerful of these three countries in need of a monarch. {What? You don’t know yet|Read COM, read the chapters without mistakes|Hurry up and Google them}

Logically speaking, the competition between Britain and France for Finland should be fierce, and it should not be Australasia's turn to dominate Finland's throne.

But the reality is exactly the opposite of the theory. It was precisely because of the fierce competition between Britain and France that these two countries lost hope of dominating Finland.

Neither country is willing to see the other control Finland. At this time, Australasia, which is far away from Europe, becomes the candidate to pick up the watermelon.

Britain and France carve up Latvia and Estonia, which are relatively balanced, and hand over Finland to Australasia, which is far away from Europe. Britain and France are relatively relieved.

It was precisely for this reason that Arthur finally gained the decision-making power of the Grand Duke of Finland, and also gave Australasia the opportunity to control Finland.

However, the most uncomfortable thing for Britain, France and Australia to control the Baltic countries was Nicholas II, who had just recovered.

As we all know, Russia has two outlets for survival in Europe, one is the Baltic Sea in the north and the other is the Black Sea in the south.

Needless to say, there is no need to say much about the Black Sea. Beyond that there is the huge Mediterranean Sea, and into it there is the St. Petersburg Strait. Russia's Black Sea Fleet has suffered huge restrictions.

The penetration of the Baltic Sea by Britain, France and Australia also means that Russia's competitiveness in the Baltic Sea has been greatly reduced.

If Russia before World War I was a powerful power that was beyond its control, then Russia now is a medium power within the control of Britain, France and Australia.

This may also be the purpose of Britain and France. Compared with Russia, which is a big threat, even if Russia becomes a trouble now, Britain and France can properly solve it.

After learning that he was about to become the Grand Duke of Finland, Dmitri entered an intense preparation stage.

Although he is just the Grand Duke of a small country, and he still has the support of Australasia, the development of the country still requires Dmitry to practice it himself.

The Australasian development path is not suitable for Finland because each country has different geographical location, mineral resources and demographic environment.

Even differences in time can lead to different differences in the development of two identical countries.

Dmitri also understood this. He knew that Finland could only imitate Australasia, but it could not completely copy it.

After reaching cooperation, it has become a foregone conclusion that Dmitri will become the new Grand Duke of Finland.

On the 1st, after a period of preparation, Dmitri set out from Australasia for Finland with a small number of followers.

Even Queen Mary, who had been staying in the palace for a long time, came to see her brother off in person and brought her blessings.

The relationship between the siblings is not a secret. Queen Mary specially gave Dmitri several chefs and servants as gifts to ensure that Dmitri would have more central and reliable people to serve him after he arrived in Finland.

Fortunately, Dmitri already has a family, so he will not be alone on this trip to Finland.

Before Dmitri left, Arthur smiled and promised that he would look for opportunities to take Queen Mary and her family to personally visit Finland for a diplomatic visit.

And Dmitri also gave his response very solemnly, saying that when Arthur arrived, he would personally go to greet him.

In order to ensure Dmitri's safety in Finland, Arthur, at the request of Queen Mary, specially lent Dmitri a bodyguard of more than ten people to be responsible for protecting Dmitri's safety.

Moreover, the army was dispatched to escort Dmitri all the way to Finland, which could be said to have given Dmitri enough dignity, and it was also a metaphorical threat to the Finnish government.

I believe that the Finnish government is not a fool, and the joint declaration of European royal families is not a joke. In any case, competition between the king's power and the prime minister's power is allowed, but the prime minister must not pose a threat to the king's personal safety.

There can no longer be a country that commits regicide in Europe. This is not allowed by Arthur and is not allowed by the European royal family.

Let alone a small Finland, the government of any monarchy country has to think carefully about how to ensure the safety of these former monarchs even after the monarchy ceases to exist.

Although Arthur acted quickly, Britain and France were equally efficient.

The time has not yet come to November, and Britain and France have already determined their candidates.

However, there is still some time before their coronation ceremony, and the most important thing for them is to secure their throne.

After Dmitry left for Finland, Queen Mary was still very worried about her only brother.

However, on the day before Christmas, Queen Mary received a telegram from Dmitry, which stated that he had arrived in Finland safely and received a warm welcome from the Finnish government. This made Queen Mary relieved.

Arthur still attaches great importance to Finland, which Dmitry is about to control. After all, this may be the country with the best relations with Australasia in Europe.

For this reason, when Dmitri went to Finland, Arthur appointed the first Australasian ambassador to Finland, Beno Schmidt, to go to Finland with Dmitri.

As early as a few days before Dmitri's departure, the Finnish government issued an announcement stating that after a long period of national election and determination, the Russian Prince Dmitri was finally selected as the new Grand Duke of Finland.

The ignorant Finnish people didn't know the truth at all, so they thought this was the best monarch the government had chosen after all the hard work, and they all expressed support for the government's decision.

Although Prince Dmitri comes from the Russian royal family, the Finns have long since obtained autonomous status in Russia, and their dislike of the former Tsarist Russia is not that deep.

Moreover, in the government's propaganda, Prince Dmitry has nothing to do with the previous Tsar's rule, and the Finnish people will not be disgusted with the new Grand Duke.

With the arrival of Dmitry's second telegram, the time for his coronation ceremony was also determined, scheduled for mid-1924 next year.

In response to Dmitri's personal invitation, Arthur also decided to visit Europe, not only to attend Dmitri's coronation ceremony, but also to visit a European country again after many years.

Dmitri was very excited to receive Arthur's personal promise to attend the coronation ceremony, which also made the Finnish government pay a lot of attention to the new Grand Duke.

Apart from anything else, being able to invite Arthur to attend the coronation ceremony in person proved that Arthur valued his brother-in-law.

The Finnish government did not dare to be careless as a monarch of a powerful country. Even Finland's interim Prime Minister Nicholas John Fitzgerald, who originally planned to fight for power, hurriedly decided to increase the scale of Dmitry's coronation ceremony. .

Nicholas John Fitzgerald was no fool. The fight with Dmitri is, to put it bluntly, just an internal fight between the Finnish government, and Arthur may not care.

But if Arthur is unintentionally dissatisfied, the dissatisfaction of a powerful country's powerful monarch will cause turmoil in a small Finnish government.

He really wants to fight for more rights, and this must be done under the premise that his personal safety is guaranteed.

For a small prime minister to offend a powerful power, Nicholas John Fitzgerald felt that he was not so bold.

Without Dmitry's participation, this year's Christmas seems even thinner.

Fortunately, the little ones have grown up a bit. The oldest ones, William and Anna, are 14 years old and look quite mature.

At the Christmas banquet, Arthur had a sudden idea and decided to test several princes with the Russian peace talks.

Of course, the main test was Arthur's eldest son William. The second son Peter is only eight years old, and the youngest son George is even only four years old. This test is still difficult for them.

Hearing Arthur's questions about the current situation in Europe, the little guys pretended to be deep in thought and thought carefully for a while. Then William took the lead and said: "Father, I think peace in Russia is good for us."

After hearing William's answer, Arthur did not rush to make a judgment, but asked with a smile: "Why do you say that? William."

"Father, after Russia was divided into several parts, the threat to all the great powers was reduced. Secondly, there are still disputes in Russia. The peace between the two largest countries will not last long. We can still learn from Russia's A lot of profit was made in the civil war,” William explained.

Queen Mary listened calmly on the side. After her father and adoptive father died, Australasia was her hometown, and her feelings for Russia were no longer so deep.

To put it bluntly, her family is currently all in Australasia. Queen Mary is naturally a smart woman, and she naturally understands which side a virtuous queen should stand on when it comes to national affairs.

Arthur nodded with some satisfaction, continued to look at William, and asked: "Then it will be up to you, William, to analyze the impact of the Russian peace on the European situation."

William nodded quite seriously, as if asking a teacher's question, and replied slightly seriously: "The hands of Britain and France are reaching out to the Baltic Sea at the same time, which also means that a certain conflict may break out between Britain and France. At the same time, some conflicts may break out between Britain and France. , it has become very important to win over Russia, which is also an opportunity for Russia.

But Britain and France are definitely not willing to let Russia seize such an opportunity. I think that if Russia firmly chooses one side, the other side, Britain and France, will choose the newly born wave to check and balance the threat posed by Russia. It is even possible to support Soviet Russia and restart the civil war in Russia. "

Arthur nodded, very satisfied with William's comprehensive answer.

The fact is indeed the case. Although Russia currently has opportunities for development, it is no longer possible to seek the status of a top power.

Even if the Russians are ambitious, either party can support Poland and another Russia at any time. This will be a heavy blow to the current Nicholas II and Tsarist Russia.

The independence of many small countries has also made the situation in Europe more complicated. If we look at Europe alone, we can actually understand it as the British faction, the French faction and the neutral faction.

The competition between Britain and France has become apparent, and there are also a lot of problems in Eastern Europe.

Although it is impossible for a huge war like the previous war to break out, small-scale conflicts will definitely exist, and the situation in Europe will definitely not be peaceful.

How to earn more benefits from the current situation in Europe is also the most worthy of consideration in Australasia now.

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